The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 108

Of course, there was no reason for me to know.

He might not want to talk about it.

‘But… how come there’s no trace of where he usually goes like this?’

Besides, everyone clammed up as if they had made a promise. Except for Andre and me, the other kids seem to know about Ian’s daily life…….

The reason I thought Andre didn’t know was because he couldn’t hide anything at all.

He was so simple-minded that he would stammer and turn red in the face when he lied.

But when I called him separately and asked about Ian, he just gave me an innocent look and said, ‘I don’t know!’

‘But Dante and Meriem aren’t the type to open their mouths so easily… More than anything, it’s about Ian, so I feel a bit uncomfortable digging around.’

Ian, you’re okay, right……?

‘I knew he had a hard time waking up in the morning, so I didn’t go to see him.’

Should I prepare a meal and take it to him today?

This was a purely impulsive decision. Ian doesn’t seem like it, but he has terrible morning grumps, so no one even thinks about bothering him in the morning.

Before, Andre went to wake Ian up one morning and was thrown out the window, fracturing his ribs.

That sturdy Andre, who wouldn’t be second to anyone in terms of strength!

After that, not even an ant dared to show its face in that hallway until Ian woke up.

‘Surely he wouldn’t throw me like that, would he?’

I was a little scared, but I packed some pine nut porridge and fruits that would be good to eat in the morning and stood in front of Ian’s door.

“Ian. It’s me.”

No answer.

I guess I shouldn’t have come to wake him up while he was sleeping.

“I brought breakfast. I’ll leave it in front of the door. Will you eat it then?”

But that’s when it happened.

Thump!

A sound like something breaking came from inside, and soon the door opened in a hurry.

Startled, I took a step back and was horrified to see Ian covered in blood, gasping for breath.

“I… Ugh!”

Just as I was about to shout to call a doctor, at that very moment.

Ian covered my mouth with a desperate look, pulled me in, and brought me into the room.

Thud.

The moment the door closed behind me, Ian fell to the side. Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

* * *

“…….”

It was an hour later that Ian opened his eyes.

Frowning at the dizziness from anemia, Ian turned his head, sensing a strange atmosphere.

“……Florin.”

A face on the verge of tears.

A water-soaked handkerchief trembling in her hand.

And the fruit and soup bowls spilled on the floor, making a mess…….

Even with just that, Ian, who had already figured out the whole situation, pondered for a moment how to handle this.

If it were a maid or a servant instead of Florin, he could disguise it as an accident and kill them, but he couldn’t do that with Florin.

‘I even put on a show of throwing Andre out the window to prevent this situation from happening.’

As expected, you always exceed my expectations.

As he was smiling inwardly, his mind became clearer. He didn’t know what he was thinking when he covered Florin’s mouth and dragged her in, but he instinctively made the most appropriate decision, because what he was doing shouldn’t be known.

Dante and Meriem seemed to have noticed because they were quick-witted, but no one explicitly said this fact out loud. Because they shouldn’t.

Who the members of Joker were and what they did were all top secrets.

“Laughing? Now, you’re laughing?”

Florin, who had been trembling slightly, bit her lip tightly and muttered.

She was so angry that the animal ears she usually wore popped out, so Ian instinctively tried to say it was cute, but he held back.

He couldn’t even guess how angry Florin would be if he said that now.

“What is this? Why is your stomach like this? Blood keeps seeping through the bandages, no matter how much I try to stop it. I… how much I…….”

“Baby.”

Her pale face was pitiful.

She didn’t have to make that expression.

Ian reached out and gently wiped away the tears clinging to Florin’s eyes.

“I got hurt because I made a mistake. It’s nothing. I won’t make a mistake next time.”

“Mistake? What do you have to do to get hurt like this? Dante and Andre have never been hurt this badly. This is… this is a sword wound, isn’t it?”

“Hmm.”

How perceptive, my baby.

What should I do?

Originally, Ian’s plan was to secretly call his uncle after returning to the mansion. He would be completely healed with magic.

But the wound he sustained during last night’s mission was quite deep. He applied the medicine he had and roughly stitched it up with thread, but he felt dizzy because he had lost too much blood.

Because of that, he lost his mind for a moment… and opened the door when he heard Florin’s voice.

He should have just sent her away.

“I didn’t call anyone. I had bandages and medicine in the room, so I re-bandaged it myself. I thought you didn’t want anyone to know…….”

“Thank you. You did well.”

Ian swallowed a sigh of relief.

If he had called someone, he would have had to silence them.

Revealing injuries from missions to the outside world meant disqualification as a member of Joker. Quiet silencing was a strict rule that could not be broken.

Fortunately, Florin could be considered an exception since she would later become the mistress of this family.

“But… tell me straight. What are you doing in the family? Like the other heirs… weren’t you learning something? Training, studying?”

“I’m a little different.”

His nape felt hot, so he seemed to be getting a fever.

Ian, who swept back the bangs that were stabbing his eyes, pondered.

He needed to get magic treatment quickly, but if he called his uncle in front of Florin…….

‘She’ll think my uncle neglected me even though he knew I was on a dangerous mission. And she’ll earn Florin’s hatred.’

Then, as a result, his uncle might not help him in the future because he acted in a way that would earn Florin’s hatred.

‘I’ll just be a little sick.’

After coming to a conclusion, Ian slowly chose his words.

“I’m the oldest hyung [older brother], Florin.”

“……So what? You’re not an adult.”

“Originally, the heirs of Driblyane live like adults early on.”

Last year, Ian escaped from being a bunny.

There are a total of four stages in the assassination organization ‘Joker.’

He is now called Little Clown and has become a full member.

Even so, he couldn’t take on solo missions and was in a position to follow the clowns and do chores, but it was at least better than being a bunny.

He got hurt today because the targeted holy knight was unexpectedly too strong… but he couldn’t list all of this to Florin.

“If you’ve been repeatedly taking on missions that cause such serious injuries… I’ll tell the Lord [family head]. This isn’t right. The intensity should be adjusted to the level of training that Dante receives. Why is it only Ian who is like this?”

“It’s not a mission, it’s training. And I’m doing it because I want to.”

Florin slipped the word ‘mission’ into her words to induce him. Ian, who noticed this, gently raised the corners of his lips and cut her off firmly.

“But… but it’s your birthday, what is this…….”

“Oh no, don’t cry. It’s my fault, Florin.”

He wanted to sit up, but he couldn’t put strength into his stomach.

Ian, who gave up getting up, suppressed the cough that was about to burst out and soothed Florin.

Florin, who had been biting her lip, soon jumped up. She realized that he wasn’t going to tell her everything.

“Ugh, wait a minute. Florin.”

“Let go. You need to rest. You can’t rest well with someone next to you.”

She turned her back pretending to be cold, but Florin’s small shoulders were trembling.

If he sent her away like this, she would cry alone somewhere again. And Dante would comfort her.

It was a selfish thought, but Ian didn’t like that, so he forced himself to get up, ignoring that he had just given up, and hugged Florin from behind.

He felt the wound opening and bleeding a little more… but it would be okay. His vision was blurring, but…….

Ian put his forehead on Florin’s back to hide his hardship.

“Don’t go, baby. Huh?”